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Election Petition: Supreme Court to deliver judgements in 7�governorship disputes today

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court will today, Friday, deliver judgements in seven governorship appeals challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal and State Election Petitions Tribunal. The States are Lagos, Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross-River. Recall that in Kano State late December, the apex court reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal and the State Election Petitions Tribunal, which removed him from office. The five-member panel, led by Justice John Okoro reserved the judgement after…

2023: ‘Elections may not hold in several North-West States over insecurity’, Govs. tell Buhari

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 Aminu Imam

Some State governors are of the opinion that elections may not be held in several North-West States as a result of the prevalent insecurity in the geo-political zone. The governors shared their perspective with President Muhammadu Buhari in a policy brief. The brief was part of the political economy situation review sent to the president in July 2022. The North-West comprises seven States � Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara. According to reports, the governors asked the president to expedite actions on various promises to address insecurity. To…

Train Attack: ‘Incessant violent attacks question our capacity’ � Governors� Forum

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Governors� Forum (NGF) has stated that the incessant violent attacks being witnessed in the country constitute a challenge to the capacity of the nation�s leadership. �First, as leaders, we owe the victims and their relations an apology as these unwarranted acts of violence are becoming too regular and they basically question our collective capacity to govern�, the NGF said, in an issued statement yesterday by its Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi, of Ekiti State. The statement was issued in reaction to Monday�s attack on a Kaduna-bound passenger train. The…

Governors demand reports on Buhari�s economic policy, power projects

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Express unhappiness over nationwide power outage President Muhammadu Buhari�s Chief Economic Adviser, Dr. Doyin Salami, is expected to brief the 36 State governors on the country�s economic policy. The briefing, which is scheduled for Wednesday, 23rd March, was organised by the Nigeria Governors� Forum, (NGF). According to an issued statement by the NGF�s Head of Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the governors are also expected to engage the Minister of Power, Engr. Aliyu Abubakar, with a view to deliberate on the �lingering power sector�s ineffectiveness of the last couple…

‘The 36 State governors are Nigeria�s problem’ � Clark

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 Aminu Imam

Elder statesman and the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has said the 36 States’ governors are Nigeria�s problem, arguing that wanting to be in the good books of President Muhammadu Buhari has blinded them to their rights. Chief Clark made the declarations in an interview on a television programme, where he also bemoaned the level of insecurity in the country, saying there is �no guarantee for safety during the elections.� Clark also called for restructuring of the country before the 2023 general election, warning…

�Deduction of $418m Paris Club payments unlawful�, Nigerian Govs Forum tells FG

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says it�s contrary to public policy and morality The Nigeria Governors� Forum, (NGF), yesterday described plans by Federal Government to deduct the sum of $418 million Paris Club payments from the Federation Account as unlawful and contrary to public policy and morality. The Forum�s position was contained in a statement, titled: �Re: Paris Club refund: FG counters States, insists deduction lawful�, issued by the NGF�s Head, Media and Public Affairs, AbdulRazaque Bello-Barkindo. The Forum, which expressed its opposition against the payment of total sums of $86,546,526.65 and N19,439,225,871.11 in 2016,…

Powershift: “Hold your fire; no governor elected to divide Nigeria”, Ganduje cautions fellow governors

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Aminu Imam

Amidst the controversy generated by governors of the North and Southern regions over power shift, Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje yesterday cautioned his colleagues not to divide Nigeria on a subject that was purely in the Exclusive List of political parties. The governor, in a speech to mark Nigeria@61, said he believes that Nigeria is a united and indivisible country and that our Constitution has even taken care of that. Ganduje explained that �I don�t see secession as the way out of the current challenges afflicting the nation.…

Kaduna air crash: “Losing Attahiru, others have affected fight against insurgency”,� Buhari laments

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Aminu Imam

�As governors pay condolence visit to PMB over COAS death President Muhammadu Buhari has said the death of Chief of Army Staff, Brig-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers in an ill-fated plane crash have affected the fight against insecurity in the country. Recall that the Late Attahiru and the military officers died on Friday in a Beechcraft 350 aircraft that crashed near the Kaduna international airport. Speaking yesterday when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Governors� Forum, (NGF), at the Presidential Villa, Buhari said he will continue…

�State governors are Nigeria’s problem� – Bello Muktar

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Aminu Imam

A politician and public affairs commentator, Hon. Bello Muktar, has described the State governors as a result of the failure to implement some of the key initiatives that would bring development to the country in various fields. Muktar made the remarks during a Liberty TV programme: �Dialogue�, in Kaduna. According to Muktar, because many Nigerians are unaware of this, they blame the Federal Government on a regular basis. He said the Constitution has vested too much powers on the governors and that it was one of the reasons why the…

Borno killings: Governors to meet tomorrow

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Governors Forum will tomorrow, Wednesday, hold its 22nd tele-conference meeting with a new security order as the main focus. This was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Affairs of the NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, issued to journalists, in Abuja, yesterday. The Forum said, as part of the effort, beginning at the subnational level, it will amongst others be receiving zonal updates on SARS and internal security at its Wednesday meeting. Similarly, the Forum will also revisit the issue of CACOVID palliatives with updates on…